New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-11
THE WESTERN UNION WIRES.
INDIFFERENCE ABOUT THE sUBwAYs.

r co,,p,xy poEsN'T CARE WHETHER JOpuE
VAN HoEsEN is SUSTAINED OR NOT.
- so,newhat uncertain position In which the subway
Commission has been placed by the decision Oh '"aeo
Van Ioesen q subject Of much discussion among '"o
Iayroph TELEPHONE and electric light people and every
An. else pecuniay interested in the work OF buryins
te wires II might be supposed that since the western
vp,on Telegraph people heavy stockholders IN the
Subway Construction concern they woula reel oeepi! "
teres,ed in getting the Legislature to come 70 'hc M "
the Commission. Such. however, Is not the case 0'
are entirely disinterestcd At least one wouid uus
from the way In which prominent "ee'o
ciAl talked yesterday. - , run
have lust been reading the Subway article ID i'n
Tribune saidhe land it strikes me that the 0
has reorived black eye in that decision VI ,s ..ro
Hoesen You know We have always maihai"oo W
views as those expressed by the judge we heVe,
that the Commissioners had the risns W nj ., was
want company to construct subways 1or a. DV -.
.,,, ouaston with us whether II woild DC CASTER I"
submit TO what we felt to be unconstitutional UT i
fong acht against the Board. Well the matter WI" eoV
tied in manner satisfactory, in sense " ue an.
Admit aehs But our views still the same AS N'
We are entirely indifferent as TO whether inc wv
or the construction company goes ahead OF NOV. We
sba remain passive. 1t 80 not our funeral oh ho W"
haven't controlling interest in the construction CON-
pany The telephone company came the nearest W nov"
Ing that"
expense of constructing that conduit In sixthave VIII
he in bad fix, won't theyi But It's their own iaui~
They went into the thing with their eyes wide OPEN
bev knew that some OF best lawyers In the country
lad DECLARED the subway law unconstthtlopaI wv
fnow who they'll get to these ducts uness ~ - 'o
City and the city pays no rental Iae Uh cyomnanv TO
Nave monopoly of the subways; b,lt win lucy
Get tn II the Legislature susainstho bwt II
II course well go ahead with the resi- a. tSen We'll 20
Judge Van Hoesens view is sustained 'nen We %
ahead on our own hook" ,. oro co,ry On with
At present the Western Union people sse So and Ninth
svcs at GRATIFYING rate All the poles on tne Mese sue
IF Thiriaye between Fortysx ana One-nunui nd
Epth ats with few exceptions have peen reiho.cn AM
AZ many more been released that Is p.
have heen released or taken down all the way rom u, M
fecnth TO Fifty seventh sts In each case me ga nn
wires removed has been taken by the eaees lines
the Elevated railroad structures All the throusn
II ia expected will be provided for in this way py NAY H.
nbont 10 poles and over 100 miles OF wire have aIeaay
holes on the east side Of this avenue nave nave,
hot vet been disturbed Nothing has yet been III
Sone In regard 10 the companys Wits. ~, ~
Sixth-aye where the subways have oeen quit ~
snita nj the fact that the Commission ordered tue wo
In the avenue to be put Into conduts beIore Ja S,i
rened. Yes that was the Commissioners Oruer, ous
we don't concede that they have the rlen 70 s
IN usc this subway They may have power 10 preyeh, "
from stringng wires or putting up pore loies u'
fhey can't make us subway when we are no. Pne
pared TO say will answer our purposes Alum e'oh'' VIC
have not seen tit to use ityet' - ,-ou IL
drawing It's cables into the new eondus II mas , az
IN two already aud is preparing TO 90 SO Win tue
once. The company win put in six altogether.